Inside Line Promotions – BELLS, Texas (April 14, 2018) – Daison Pursley and Kale Drake both scored their first Lucas Oil NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass feature victory of the season on Saturday when the series made its debut at Grayson County Speedway.
Both drivers became the fifth winner in six races this season in their respective class.
Pursley capitalized on his pole starting position to capture the Stock Non-Wing main event triumph, giving him a win in all three of the series premier classes. Daniel Shaffer finished in the runner-up position with Chase Randall third, Jim Woods fourth and Ryan Truitt fifth.
Kobe Simpson, Pursley and Randall were the heat race winners.
Drake secured his fourth career Restricted ‘A’ Class victory, which is tied for the third most in series history. Points leader Ryan Timms earned a second-place finish with Timothy Watson III placing third, Brant Woods fourth and Joshua Gentry fifth.
Ryder Laplante and Woods each won a heat race.
The Lucas Oil NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass will return to action on May 6 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.
LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES PRESENTED BY MYRACEPASS RESULTS AT GRAYSON COUNTY SPEEDWAY (April 14, 2018) –
NOW600 Stock Non-Wing
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 9P-Daison Pursley (1); 2. 78-Daniel Shaffer (3); 3. 9-Chase Randall (5); 4. 83-Jim Woods (10); 5. 75-Ryan Truitt (9); 6. 63-Trey Burke (7); 7. 20T-Thomas Hall (16); 8. 21K-Kobe Simpson (2); 9. 58-Phillip Fessler (17); 10. 5T-Ryan Timms (12); 11. 70-Aidan Silva (19); 12. C29-Colton Corbin (6); 13. 53-Bryce Redmon (18); 14. 1R-Brady Ross (15); 15. 1-John Roan (8); 16. 8-Gunner Bowden (4); 17. 75X-Kale Drake (11); 18. 14-Noah Key (13); 19. 7-Chance Hull (14); 20. 2L-Christopher Larson (20).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 21K-Kobe Simpson (2); 2. 8-Gunner Bowden (6); 3. 75-Ryan Truitt (4); 4. 1-John Roan (7); 5. 14-Noah Key (5); 6. 58-Phillip Fessler (3); 7. 2L-Christopher Larson (1).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 9P-Daison Pursley (2); 2. 78-Daniel Shaffer (5); 3. 75X-Kale Drake (1); 4. 83-Jim Woods (6); 5. 7-Chance Hull (4); 6. 53-Bryce Redmon (3); 7. 70-Aidan Silva (7).
Heat 3 (8 Laps): 1. 9-Chase Randall (2); 2. C29-Colton Corbin (3); 3. 63-Trey Burke (5); 4. 5T-Ryan Timms (1); 5. 1R-Brady Ross (4); 6. 20T-Thomas Hall (6).
NOW600 Restricted ‘A’ Class
A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 75-Kale Drake (5); 2. 5T-Ryan Timms (2); 3. 27T-Timothy Watson III (8); 4. 83-Brant Woods (6); 5. 12G-Joshua Gentry (1); 6. 5-Chase Hyland (3); 7. 114-Thomas Hall Jr (11); 8. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips (7); 9. 70-Aidan Silva (10); 10. 88R-Ryder Laplante (4); 11. 2M-Shawn Marquez Jr. (12); 12. 44-Caleb Rouser (9).
Heat 1 (8 Laps): 1. 88R-Ryder Laplante (3); 2. 75-Kale Drake (6); 3. 27T-Timothy Watson III (1); 4. 08E-Elizabeth Phillips (5); 5. 70-Aidan Silva (2); 6. 114-Thomas Hall Jr (4).
Heat 2 (8 Laps): 1. 83-Brant Woods (5); 2. 5-Chase Hyland (1); 3. 5T-Ryan Timms (4); 4. 12G-Joshua Gentry (6); 5. 44-Caleb Rouser (3); 6. 2M-Shawn Marquez Jr. (2).
2018 LUCAS OIL NOW600 NATIONAL MICRO SERIES FEATURE WINNERS –
STOCK NON-WING:
Chris Cochran – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); Daison Pursley – 1 (Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on April 14); Chase Randall – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9); Morgan Roan – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23) and Jason Tyer – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24)
WINGED ‘A’ CLASS:
Harley Hollan – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); Chase Brewer – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24); Frank Flud – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9); and Daison Pursley – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23)
RESTRICTED ‘A’ CLASS:
Garth Kasiner – 2 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 8 and March 10); Kale Drake – 1 (Grayson County Speedway in Bells, Texas, on April 14); Ryder Laplante – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 24); Shawn Mahaffey – 1 (Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Okla., on March 9) and Caleb Rouser – 1 (Superbowl Speedway in Greenville, Texas, on March 23)
UP NEXT –
May 6 at Creek County Speedway in Sapulpa, Okla.
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The National Open Wheel 600 Series is in its sixth year of showcasing premier micro sprint racing throughout the country. In addition to the Lucas Oil NOW600 National Micro Series presented by MyRacePass, there are five regions – the NOW600 North Texas Region, the NOW600 Desert Region, the NOW600 Mile High Micro Sprints, the NOW600 Mountain West Region and the NOW600 Northeast Region. The featured racing divisions are Stock Non-Wing, Winged ‘A’ Class and Restricted ‘A’ Class. For more information, including the schedule, points and rules, visit http://www.NOW600Series.com.
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- Shawn Miller on Apr 15, 2018
- Article Date: 4/15/2018 by Inside Line Promotions